1999 Lexus GS300 review from North America
"I traded in a BMW M3 for this pig???"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This vehicle was purchased as a certified pre-owned Lexus with 9,800 miles.
Within 7 days of owning this car, it was returned to the service dept. to adress a front wheel shake at approx. 55 MPH and up.
After 5 visits, the car has had the wheels balanced twice, two alignments, had the steering mechanism re-calibrated, had the front brakes disks resurfaced, had the front brake disks replaced, and 4 new tires installed.
Another quirk has just reared its ugly head in which the throttle sticks in the full-open position causing two very frightening experiences. The vehicle continued to accelerate at full rate for 2-3 seconds until the fly-by-wire throttle reset itself.
Not much of an issue on the freeway, but, both times this happened was in city driving conditions and one nearly resulted in an accident.
General comments?
I love the body style, but, I have reservations about the overall intergrity of the vehicle.
After a lack of response from Lexus Corporate, I decided to file two formal complaints on the NHTSA web site as there are other consumers with identical problems listed there.
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| I love my GS300 Lexus, will buy again |
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| High priced headache |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 9800 miles |
| Most recent distance | 14800 miles |
| Previous car | BMW M Coupe |
| Date of Entry | 16th April, 2002 |